Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence
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Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence is the spirited teenage daughter and central character in the 1970s–80s American television drama series "Family."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7276705 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence Context triple: [Kristy McNichol, playedCharacter, Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence]
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A.
Charley Butts
Charley Butts is a fictional inmate character in the film "Escape from Alcatraz," depicted as an associate of Frank Morris in the prison escape plot.
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B.
Kay Duddy
Kay Duddy is known as the sister of Jackie Duddy, one of the first people killed on Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland, and has been involved in preserving his memory and seeking justice.
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C.
Leslie Thompson Baxter
Leslie Thompson Baxter was an American composer, arranger, and conductor best known for his pioneering work in exotica and space age pop music during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Bille Woodruff
Bille Woodruff is an American film and music video director known for his work with major R&B and pop artists as well as directing feature films like "Honey."
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E.
Frank Shields
Frank Shields was an American amateur tennis champion and occasional film actor active in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence Target entity description: Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence is the spirited teenage daughter and central character in the 1970s–80s American television drama series "Family."
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A.
Charley Butts
Charley Butts is a fictional inmate character in the film "Escape from Alcatraz," depicted as an associate of Frank Morris in the prison escape plot.
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B.
Kay Duddy
Kay Duddy is known as the sister of Jackie Duddy, one of the first people killed on Bloody Sunday in Derry, Northern Ireland, and has been involved in preserving his memory and seeking justice.
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C.
Leslie Thompson Baxter
Leslie Thompson Baxter was an American composer, arranger, and conductor best known for his pioneering work in exotica and space age pop music during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Bille Woodruff
Bille Woodruff is an American film and music video director known for his work with major R&B and pop artists as well as directing feature films like "Honey."
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E.
Frank Shields
Frank Shields was an American amateur tennis champion and occasional film actor active in the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Family ⓘ |
| characterRole |
central character
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teenage daughter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| familyName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | television ⓘ |
| fullName | Letitia Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfSeries |
family drama
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Letitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Doug Lawrence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kate Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Nancy Lawrence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverse | Family (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSeries | English ⓘ |
| networkOfSeries | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Buddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
independent
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sensitive ⓘ spirited ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Lawrence family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kristy McNichol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | Pasadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesDebutDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| seriesEndDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| seriesOriginalRunEndYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| seriesOriginalRunStartYear | 1976 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence Description of subject: Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence is the spirited teenage daughter and central character in the 1970s–80s American television drama series "Family."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.